diff --git a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/activate-using-active-directory-based-activation-client.md b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/activate-using-active-directory-based-activation-client.md index 2a37ee3bd7..79c1279f78 100644 --- a/windows/deployment/volume-activation/activate-using-active-directory-based-activation-client.md +++ b/windows/deployment/volume-activation/activate-using-active-directory-based-activation-client.md @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ ms.topic: article >- Windows Server 2012 >- Windows Server 2016 >- Windows Server 2019 +>- Office 2013* +>- Office 2016* +>- Office 2019* **Looking for retail activation?** @@ -47,9 +50,9 @@ The process proceeds as follows: - Install the Volume Activation Services server role on a domain controller and add a KMS host key by using the Volume Activation Tools Wizard. - Extend the domain to the Windows Server 2012 R2 or higher schema level, and add a KMS host key by using the VAMT. -1. Microsoft verifies the KMS host key, and an activation object is created. +2. Microsoft verifies the KMS host key, and an activation object is created. -1. Client computers are activated by receiving the activation object from a domain controller during startup. +3. Client computers are activated by receiving the activation object from a domain controller during startup. > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] > ![Active Directory-based activation flow](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-10.jpg) @@ -73,33 +76,33 @@ When a reactivation event occurs, the client queries AD DS for the activation o 1. Use an account with Domain Administrator and Enterprise Administrator credentials to sign in to a domain controller. -1. Launch Server Manager. +2. Launch Server Manager. -1. Add the Volume Activation Services role, as shown in Figure 11. +3. Add the Volume Activation Services role, as shown in Figure 11. ![Adding the Volume Activation Services role](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-11.jpg) **Figure 11**. Adding the Volume Activation Services role -1. Click the link to launch the Volume Activation Tools (Figure 12). +4. Click the link to launch the Volume Activation Tools (Figure 12). ![Launching the Volume Activation Tools](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-12.jpg) **Figure 12**. Launching the Volume Activation Tools -1. Select the **Active Directory-Based Activation** option (Figure 13). +5. Select the **Active Directory-Based Activation** option (Figure 13). ![Selecting Active Directory-Based Activation](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-13.jpg) **Figure 13**. Selecting Active Directory-Based Activation -1. Enter your KMS host key and (optionally) a display name (Figure 14). +6. Enter your KMS host key and (optionally) a display name (Figure 14). ![Choosing how to activate your product](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-15.jpg) **Figure 14**. Entering your KMS host key -1. Activate your KMS host key by phone or online (Figure 15). +7. Activate your KMS host key by phone or online (Figure 15). ![Entering your KMS host key](../images/volumeactivationforwindows81-14.jpg) @@ -115,23 +118,18 @@ When a reactivation event occurs, the client queries AD DS for the activation o > > - [Office 2019 VL pack](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=57342) -1. After activating the key, click **Commit**, and then click **Close**. +8. After activating the key, click **Commit**, and then click **Close**. ## Verifying the configuration of Active Directory-based activation To verify your Active Directory-based activation configuration, complete the following steps: 1. After you configure Active Directory-based activation, start a computer that is running an edition of Windows that is configured by volume licensing. - -1. If the computer has been previously configured with a MAK key, replace the MAK key with the GVLK by running the **slmgr.vbs /ipk** command and specifying the GLVK as the new product key. - -1. If the computer is not joined to your domain, join it to the domain. - -1. Sign in to the computer. - -1. Open Windows Explorer, right-click **Computer**, and then click **Properties**. - -1. Scroll down to the **Windows activation** section, and verify that this client has been activated. +2. If the computer has been previously configured with a MAK key, replace the MAK key with the GVLK by running the **slmgr.vbs /ipk** command and specifying the GLVK as the new product key. +3. If the computer is not joined to your domain, join it to the domain. +4. Sign in to the computer. +5. Open Windows Explorer, right-click **Computer**, and then click **Properties**. +6. Scroll down to the **Windows activation** section, and verify that this client has been activated. > [!NOTE] > If you are using both KMS and Active Directory-based activation, it may be difficult to see whether a client has been activated by KMS or by Active Directory-based activation. Consider disabling KMS during the test, or make sure that you are using a client computer that has not already been activated by KMS. The **slmgr.vbs /dlv** command also indicates whether KMS has been used.